Sir Rawson W Rawson (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. THE BOARDS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED AND FADED. THE CORNERS ARE BUMPED. THE SPINE IS FADED AND SCUFFED AT BOTH ENDS. THE PAGE EDGES ARE YELLOWED. THE BINDING HAS LOOSENED BUT THE PAGES ARE ALL ATTACHED. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. 8vo. 27 pages, plus a folding colour map, which measures 19.5 inches x 8.5 inches. With blue wrappers, as issued, complete with all the ads. Specifically focused on coveted lands surrounding the Red Sea, Rawson s substantial dissertation is rather impassioned and compelling as he endeavours to elucidate the necessary considerations, as well as the appropriate limitations in the annexation or the purchase of a tract of land, be it civilised or uncivilised. He is thorough in his historic review, bringing forth numerous examples of cities and nations ruled by other nations over centuries past, remembering tumultuous eras between European parties and the native inhabitants, whilst illustrating the clear advantages to recent British presence in certain places. Provoking concepts, and cutting terminology, certainly controversial by today s standards, ultimately reveal political and social perspectives of the colonial era. Published while the Berlin Conference (Congo Conference) of 1884- 1885 was still underway, Rawson commands attention, at a pivotal time, to the importance and success in expanding the British Empire. Ships from U.A.E.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Woodville, R. Caton; Gillett, F.; Leigh, Conrad; York,W.G.; Sutcliffe, Norman; Somerfield, T.; Eyles, D.C.; Brock, H.M.; Holmes,Fred; Briault, S.; Prater, E.; Goss, G.W.; Peddie, Tom; Lloyd, Stanley (illustrator). First Edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: In Search of the Lost Oases - Part I of a wonderful trip across the desert from Sollum, on the Mediterranean, to El Obeid, in the Sudan, mostly through unexplored territory, with photos; Smugglers Three - Poaching swan eggs; Azizun the Dancing-Girl - Sir George MacMunn owned an uncanny little "frog-girl" in India; The Odyssey of the "Olga" - A trip from Nome, Alaska to Seattle ended up taking over three months!; Photo of sixty-foot-tall statue of the god Gomateswara being annointed with oil on the great hill of Sravanbelgola; Left Behind - A young white woman is left behind at a lonely wayside station in the heart of Rhodesia; Lost in the Heart of Peru - Part I - G.M. Dyott was abandoned by his guide in the trackless upper reaches of the Amazon and endured an ordeal to return home - with photos; The Thirteenth Sample - A nerve-trying adventure in the depths of an abandoned mine in Northern Mexico; A Bird-Hunter in the Wilds - G.L. Bates describes a seven-month journey in the remote Cameroon country of Central Africa - with great photos; The Voice in the Darkness - A tragic story of an encounter between a bootlegger and the law during prohibition in Brigson, Alberta; "Sinbad the Sailor" - An American university professor becomes a swindler in Winnipeg; Tiger Tales - Tales from Assam and Sumatra by W.J. Brands; What Was It? - Patrick Brown encountered a mysterious monster in South Africa which appeared to be a survivor of some prehistoric species; The Crocodile Charmers of Java - Javanese witch-doctors 'make love to them, induce them to follow them like pet dogs, and lead them to their deaths'; The Two Strangers - Dr. C.E.Ellis thought he knew a 'bunco man' but then he met two harmless prospectors. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, October 1925, Rosita Forbes, Kufra, Rohlfs, Senussi, Siwa, Sayed Idris Sennusi, Qayi-m-qana, In Search of the Lost Oases, Sahara desert, Sollum, El Obeid, Sudan, Smugglers Three, Swan eggs, Swan Egg Poaching, Azizun the Dancing-Girl,